tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693930219127879451.post7591011953726849376..comments2024-03-22T23:35:47.931-06:00Comments on Invertebrate Dude: Pyrophorus noctilucus Adult Emerged!!Invertebrate Dudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08805593561535078108noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693930219127879451.post-33469277346171697092017-07-24T12:51:27.991-06:002017-07-24T12:51:27.991-06:00Just find species that you think will be found as ...Just find species that you think will be found as "cute" then. Personally I think a lot of the Eleodes are cute, and people will probably enjoy seeing their "headstanding" behavior. :)Invertebrate Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805593561535078108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693930219127879451.post-30767336217905870432017-07-22T18:48:53.582-06:002017-07-22T18:48:53.582-06:00Thanks, that's a good idea!
But people seem t...Thanks, that's a good idea!<br /><br />But people seem to ignore "cute" behavior if an insect is "scary". "Scariness" seems to be influenced by glossiness, size, and legginess of the insect. I don't have access to blue feigners right now, so any ideas?AlexWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615656984206834928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693930219127879451.post-64209541002783009522017-07-22T13:20:06.920-06:002017-07-22T13:20:06.920-06:00Yeah, it's really cool!
Interesting! Well des...Yeah, it's really cool!<br /><br />Interesting! Well desert Tenebrionids at least are pretty clumsy, often bumbling into each other, some play dead, and they often play tug of war with pieces of food, with the winner taking the whole piece for itself, running away to a corner of the cage to eat in peace. They may not have big eyes, but these are all qualities that could be considered "cute" to the main public, so I would try and point out those quirky behaviors. :)Invertebrate Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805593561535078108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693930219127879451.post-71167976592027566282017-07-21T22:04:22.326-06:002017-07-21T22:04:22.326-06:00How it controls the glow intensity makes it ten ti...How it controls the glow intensity makes it ten times better!<br /><br />Big eyes are associated with infants and the "cuteness" is suggested to be apparently an evolved child-care instinct. I wonder how we can work around un-cute insects with small eyes, like darkling beetles, with the general entomophobic public.AlexWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615656984206834928noreply@blogger.com